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title: 'The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Irving Lerner'
released: '1969-09-01'
runtime_minutes: 111
certification: 'G'
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'United Kingdom'
  - 'United States'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-royal-hunt-of-the-sun-1969'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0064907/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The Royal Hunt of the Sun (1969)

1969 · G · 111 min · Drama · United Kingdom, United States


## Synopsis

The Royal Hunt of the Sun is a 1969 British-American epic historical drama film based on the play of the same name by Peter Shaffer. It stars Robert Shaw as Francisco Pizarro and Christopher Plummer as the Inca Emperor Atahualpa. Plummer appeared in stage versions of the play before appearing in the film, which was shot in South America and Spain. The film and play are based on the Spanish conquest of the Inca Empire by Pizarro in 1530.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Irving Lerner](https://cinepixo.com/people/irving-lerner)
- **Screenplay:** [Philip Yordan](https://cinepixo.com/people/philip-yordan)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Marc Wilkinson](https://cinepixo.com/people/marc-wilkinson)
- **Producer:** [Eugene Frenke](https://cinepixo.com/people/eugene-frenke)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roger Barlow](https://cinepixo.com/people/roger-barlow), [Francisco Sempere](https://cinepixo.com/people/francisco-sempere)
- **Editor:** [Bill Lewthwaite](https://cinepixo.com/people/bill-lewthwaite)

## Cast

- [Christopher Plummer](https://cinepixo.com/people/christopher-plummer) as Atahualpa
- [William Marlowe](https://cinepixo.com/people/william-marlowe) as Candia
- [Shmulik Kraus](https://cinepixo.com/people/shmulik-kraus) as Felipillo
- [Robert Riettii](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-riettii) as Atahualpa
- [Andrew Keir](https://cinepixo.com/people/andrew-keir) as Valverde
- [James Donald](https://cinepixo.com/people/james-donald) as King Donald
- [Alexander Davion](https://cinepixo.com/people/alexander-davion) as De Nizza
- [Percy Herbert](https://cinepixo.com/people/percy-herbert) as Diego
- [Michael Craig](https://cinepixo.com/people/michael-craig) as Estete
- [David Bauer](https://cinepixo.com/people/david-bauer) as Villac Umu
- [Leonard Whiting](https://cinepixo.com/people/leonard-whiting) as Young Martin
- [Robert Shaw](https://cinepixo.com/people/robert-shaw) as Francisco Pizarro

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